Kerala police among few prioritising arrest procedures, Karnataka at bottom: Survey
New Delhi: A recent study on torture in custody has revealed that police in Kerala are the most likely to follow arrest procedures, while those in Karnataka are the least compliant.
The Status of Policing in India Report 2025: Police Torture and (Un)Accountability, highlighted by Deccan Herald, showed 94 percent policemen in Kerala who participated in a survey for the study reported that procedures were always followed while 6 percent said that they are followed sometimes. None of the officers from the state indicated that arrest procedures were rarely or never followed.
In contrast, 70 percent of police officers in Karnataka said they rarely or never comply with arrest procedures, while 13 percent claimed they always follow the procedures and 17 percent said they follow them sometimes.
The study, conducted by the NGO Common Cause with support from Lokniti, CSDS, and the Lal Family Foundation, further revealed that a majority of police personnel in states like Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka felt that giving minor punishments was preferable to a legal trial.
"Odisha (82 percent), Rajasthan (77 percent) and Kerala (72 percent) are the top three states where the police personnel reported greater preference for adherence to due process, whereas in Jharkhand (55 percent), Andhra Pradesh (51 percent) and Karnataka (51 percent), they are more likely to support the route of giving minor punishment to ‘criminals’ in small/minor offences rather than following a legal trial," the study mentioned.
Additionally, the report showed that Gujarat police were most likely to justify mob violence against suspects, with 57 percent of Gujarat police officers supporting the idea "to a great extent." In contrast, those from Kerala are least likely to do so with none supporting the idea, while 27 percent of officers in Karnataka justified it.
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Cong claims TVK chief Vijay has sought its support for govt formation in Tamil Nadu
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress on Tuesday claimed that TVK chief Vijay has sought its support for government formation in Tamil Nadu and its leadership has directed the state unit to take a final decision on the matter, keeping in view the state's sentiments.
The party, which fought the assembly election in alliance with the DMK, asserted that the mandate in Tamil Nadu is for a secular government and that it is determined "not to have the BJP and its proxies run the government of Tamil Nadu in any manner".
Top Congress leaders held a meeting at party chief Mallikarjun Kharge's residence on Tuesday evening that was attended by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Tamil Nadu in-charge Girish Chodankar, among others.
Addressing the media after the meeting, Congress general secretary, Organisation, K C Venugopal said the Congress leadership discussed the post-election scenario in Tamil Nadu.
"TVK President Thiru Vijay has requested the Indian National Congress for support to form a Government in Tamil Nadu. He has spoken about drawing inspiration from Perumthalaivar Kamaraj as well, in his political mission.
"The INC is clear that the mandate in Tamil Nadu is for a secular government that is committed to protecting the Constitution in letter and spirit. The INC is determined not to have the BJP and its proxies run the Government of Tamil Nadu in any manner," he said.
"Accordingly, the Congress leadership has directed the TNCC to take a final decision on Thiru Vijay's request, keeping in view the sentiments of the state reflected in the electoral verdict," Venugopal told reporters.
Vijay's TVK won 108 seats in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly, falling short of the halfway mark. He needs the support of 10 MLAs to form a government with a simple majority. The results were declared only on Monday.
The Congress has won five seats, while the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) has bagged four seats. The CPI and CPI-M have two seats each.
On the other hand, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has won 59 seats while the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) has won 47 seats.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won only one seat and so have the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) and the Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam (AMMK), while the VCK has won two seats.
The Congress had fought the assembly polls in a pre-poll alliance with the DMK, while the BJP had a tie-up with the AIADMK.
